Behavior Analysis and Learning: A Biobehavioral Approach 6th Edition by W. David Pierce, 9781138898585

Behavior Analysis and Learning: A Biobehavioral Approach, Sixth Edition, offers a comprehensive introduction to the concepts of behavior analysis and learned behaviors from a consistent Skinnerian perspective. It covers everything from fundamental respondent and operant conditioning to applied behavior analysis in cultural design. The textbook bases its explanation of B. F. Skinner’s radical behaviorism on Darwinian, neurophysiological, and biological theories and research.

With revised studies and references to reflect recent developments and shifts in the field of behavior analysis, the sixth edition broadens the focus on neurophysiological systems and their relationship to the experimental analysis of behavior. This textbook makes it easier to understand behavior at the genetic, neurophysiological, and environmental levels by combining concepts from behavior analysis, neurology, and epigenetics under a selectionist framework. Behavior is strongly rooted in biology thanks to this “grand synthesis” of behavior, neuroscience, and neurobiology. Certain sections of the book, such as “New Directions,” “Focus On,” “Note On,” “On the Applied Side,” and “Advanced Section,” improve student learning and offer more depth on particular subjects.